Cilantro Chicken With Ginger

Name: Cilantro Chicken With Ginger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 6 portions, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated; 6 chicken legs; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, minced; 1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno pepper, minced; 6 garlic cloves, whole, unpeeled; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 cup soy sauce

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Recipe by threeovens

This recipe comes from the little info card packed with the cilantro. It calls for skin on chicken legs, but you do what you use what you want. It is baked one and a half hours in the oven.

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READY IN: 1hr 40mins

SERVES: 6

YIELD: 6 portions

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
6

chicken legs
¹⁄₂

cup fresh cilantro, minced
1

tablespoon fresh jalapeno pepper, minced
6

garlic cloves, whole, unpeeled
2

tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₄

cup soy sauce

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Combine olive oil, soy sauce, ginger, cilantro and jalapeno in a small bowl.
Place chicken legs in a single layer in a baking dish; pour mixture over chicken and turn to coat.
Place garlic cloves between the chicken in the baking dish; add 1/4 cup water and cover with aluminum foil.
Cook in oven for 1.5 hours; remove foil for the last 10 minutes of cooking to crisp the skin.
The garlic should have roasted and can be squeezed over the chicken if desired.

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